Switzerland at the Hopman Cup
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Switzerland is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup
tournament on nine occasions, the first being at the 3rd annual staging in 1991
. They won the tournament in 1992
and 2001
and were also runners-up in 1996
.
1 In the 1996 final versus Croatia, the Swiss team was forced to retire from the mixed doubles with the score at 5–5 in the final set, thus handing the championship to Croatia. This was due to a hand injury sustained by the Swiss player, Marc Rosset
, when he punched the backboard in frustration at having not taken match points.
2 In 1997, a back injury prevented Marc Rosset from competing in his singles matches in the ties against both Romania and South Africa as well as the mixed doubles against South Africa.
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
tournament on nine occasions, the first being at the 3rd annual staging in 1991
1991 Hopman Cup
-Yugoslavia vs. Italy:-France vs. Netherlands:-Czechoslovakia vs. Germany:-Australia vs. Great Britain:-United States vs. Czechoslovakia:-Yugoslavia vs. Soviet Union:-Switzerland vs. Australia:-France vs. Spain:-Yugoslavia vs. France:...
. They won the tournament in 1992
1992 Hopman Cup
The 1992 Hopman Cup was the fourth edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event. Jakob Hlasek and Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere of Switzerland beat Helena Suková and Karel Nováček of Czechoslovakia in the final at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia...
and 2001
2001 Hopman Cup
- Teams and Standings :Note: The team hilighted in grey is the team that goes to the finals.- South Africa vs. Australia :- South Africa vs. Thailand :- Switzerland vs. Australia :- Switzerland vs. South Africa :- Switzerland vs. Thailand :...
and were also runners-up in 1996
1996 Hopman Cup
The 1996 Hopman Cup was the eighth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Australia.-Teams:# – Iva Majoli and Goran Ivanišević # – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Richard Krajicek...
.
Players
This is a list of players who have played for Switzerland in the Hopman Cup.| Name | Total W-L | Singles W-L | Doubles W-L | First year played | No. of years played |
| 8–6 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2001 2001 Hopman Cup - Teams and Standings :Note: The team hilighted in grey is the team that goes to the finals.- South Africa vs. Australia :- South Africa vs. Thailand :- Switzerland vs. Australia :- Switzerland vs. South Africa :- Switzerland vs. Thailand :... |
2 | |
| 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1999 1999 Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup XI was played at the Burswood Entertainment Complex located in Perth... |
1 | |
| 21–6 | 14–0 | 7–6 | 1996 1996 Hopman Cup The 1996 Hopman Cup was the eighth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Australia.-Teams:# – Iva Majoli and Goran Ivanišević # – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Richard Krajicek... |
4 | |
| 9–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1991 1991 Hopman Cup -Yugoslavia vs. Italy:-France vs. Netherlands:-Czechoslovakia vs. Germany:-Australia vs. Great Britain:-United States vs. Czechoslovakia:-Yugoslavia vs. Soviet Union:-Switzerland vs. Australia:-France vs. Spain:-Yugoslavia vs. France:... |
3 | |
| 11–7 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 1991 1991 Hopman Cup -Yugoslavia vs. Italy:-France vs. Netherlands:-Czechoslovakia vs. Germany:-Australia vs. Great Britain:-United States vs. Czechoslovakia:-Yugoslavia vs. Soviet Union:-Switzerland vs. Australia:-France vs. Spain:-Yugoslavia vs. France:... |
4 | |
| 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1993 1993 Hopman Cup The 1993 Hopman Cup was the fifth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Australia.- Seeds :# – Steffi Graf and Michael Stich # – Jana Novotná and Petr Korda ... |
1 | |
| 7–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1996 1996 Hopman Cup The 1996 Hopman Cup was the eighth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Australia.-Teams:# – Iva Majoli and Goran Ivanišević # – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Richard Krajicek... |
2 | |
| 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2002 2002 Hopman Cup The 2002 Hopman Cup was a tennis championship won by Spain's Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Tommy Robredo. Sánchez Vicario and Robredo defeated the United States in the final at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia.-Italy vs... |
1 |
Results
| Year | Competition | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 1991 Hopman Cup -Yugoslavia vs. Italy:-France vs. Netherlands:-Czechoslovakia vs. Germany:-Australia vs. Great Britain:-United States vs. Czechoslovakia:-Yugoslavia vs. Soviet Union:-Switzerland vs. Australia:-France vs. Spain:-Yugoslavia vs. France:... |
Quarterfinals | Burswood Dome, Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... |
Australia Australia at the Hopman Cup Australia is a nation that has competed at each edition of the Hopman Cup tournament since the inaugural event in 1989. Australia won the title in 1999 and finished as the runners up in 1989 and 2003.-Players:... |
3–0 | Won |
| Semifinals | Burswood Dome, Perth | United States United States at the Hopman Cup The United States have appeared at every Hopman Cup apart from its first edition. The United States have appeared in ten Hopman Cup finals and have a record six victories. They are also the only country to successfully defend the title and hold the record for consecutive final appearances at four... |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1992 1992 Hopman Cup The 1992 Hopman Cup was the fourth edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event. Jakob Hlasek and Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere of Switzerland beat Helena Suková and Karel Nováček of Czechoslovakia in the final at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia... |
Quarterfinal | Burswood Dome, Perth | CIS CIS at the Hopman Cup The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organisation formed of former Soviet states that competed at the Hopman Cup in 1992. It reached the quarterfinal stage of the tournament.... |
2–1 | Won |
| Semifinal | Burswood Dome, Perth | Spain Spain at the Hopman Cup Spain is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on twelve occasions, their first appearance coming at the 2nd annual staging of the event in 1990. They have won the tournament three times: in 1990, 2002 and 2010... |
3–0 | Won | |
| Final | Burswood Dome, Perth | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia at the Hopman Cup Czechoslovakia is a nation that competed at four consecutive Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the inaugural Hopman Cup in 1989, winning the event... |
2–1 | Won | |
| 1993 1993 Hopman Cup The 1993 Hopman Cup was the fifth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Australia.- Seeds :# – Steffi Graf and Michael Stich # – Jana Novotná and Petr Korda ... |
Round One | Burswood Dome, Perth | Japan Japan at the Hopman Cup Japan is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on five occasions, the first being at the inaugural annual staging in 1989. Before the introduction of the round robin competition format in 1996, Japan never passed the first round and since its introduction, the nation has never... |
2–1 | Won |
| Quarterfinal | Burswood Dome, Perth | Spain | 0–3 | Lost | |
| 1994 1994 Hopman Cup The 1994 Hopman Cup was the sixth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Australia. Jana Novotná and Petr Korda of the Czech Republic defeated Anke Huber and Bernd Karbacher of Germany in the final to win the title.-Seeds:#' – Jana Novotná and Petr... |
Round One | Burswood Dome, Perth | Netherlands | 2–1 | Won |
| Quarterfinal | Burswood Dome, Perth | Czech Republic Czech Republic at the Hopman Cup The Czech Republic is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on six occasionz, first competing at the 5th Hopman Cup in 1993. Their best result to date is winning the title in 1994.... |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1996 1996 Hopman Cup The 1996 Hopman Cup was the eighth edition of the Hopman Cup that was held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, in Perth, Australia.-Teams:# – Iva Majoli and Goran Ivanišević # – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Richard Krajicek... 1 |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Australia | 2–1 | Won |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Netherlands | 2–1 | Won | |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Germany Germany at the Hopman Cup Germany is a nation that has competed at thirteen Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed in the inaugural Hopman Cup in 1989... |
3–0 | Won | |
| Final | Burswood Dome, Perth | Croatia Croatia at the Hopman Cup Croatia is a nation that has competed at three Hopman Cup tournaments since it gained its independence following the break up of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s... |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1997 1997 Hopman Cup -France vs. United States:-Australia vs. France:-Croatia vs. United States:-Australia vs. United States:-Croatia vs. France:-Standings:-Romania vs. Switzerland:-Germany vs. South Africa:-South Africa vs. Switzerland:-Germany vs. Romania:... 2 |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Romania Romania at the Hopman Cup Romania is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on three occasions, the first of which was at the 9th annual staging of the tournament in 1997, when they finished fourth in their group... |
2–1 | Won |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | South Africa South Africa at the Hopman Cup South Africa is a nation that competed at four consecutive Hopman Cup tournaments and first competed the 5th annual staging in 1993. They won the event in 2000 and were also the runners-up three years earlier in 1997.-Players:... |
1–2 | Lost | |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Germany | 3–0 | Won | |
| 1999 1999 Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup XI was played at the Burswood Entertainment Complex located in Perth... |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Slovakia Slovakia at the Hopman Cup Slovakia is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on eight occasionz, first competing at the 10th Hopman Cup in 1998. They have won the title three times: in 1998, 2005 and 2009.... |
1–2 | Lost |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | United States | 2–1 | Won | |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Sweden | 1–2 | Lost | |
| 2001 2001 Hopman Cup - Teams and Standings :Note: The team hilighted in grey is the team that goes to the finals.- South Africa vs. Australia :- South Africa vs. Thailand :- Switzerland vs. Australia :- Switzerland vs. South Africa :- Switzerland vs. Thailand :... |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Thailand Thailand at the Hopman Cup Thailand is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on two occasions. The nation's first appearance came in 2000, when they won the qualification play-off and went on to reach the final, eventually finishing as the runners-up... |
3–0 | Won |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Australia | 3–0 | Won | |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | South Africa | 2–1 | Won | |
| Final | Burswood Dome, Perth | United States | 2–1 | Won | |
| 2002 2002 Hopman Cup The 2002 Hopman Cup was a tennis championship won by Spain's Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Tommy Robredo. Sánchez Vicario and Robredo defeated the United States in the final at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia.-Italy vs... |
Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Australia | 0–3 | Lost |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Spain | 0–3 | Lost | |
| Round Robin | Burswood Dome, Perth | Argentina Argentina at the Hopman Cup Argentina is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on four occasions, the first being at the 7th annual staging in 1995. In 2005, Argentina were the tournament runners-up and this remains their best showing to date.-Players:... |
2–1 | Won |
1 In the 1996 final versus Croatia, the Swiss team was forced to retire from the mixed doubles with the score at 5–5 in the final set, thus handing the championship to Croatia. This was due to a hand injury sustained by the Swiss player, Marc Rosset
Marc Rosset
Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games....
, when he punched the backboard in frustration at having not taken match points.
2 In 1997, a back injury prevented Marc Rosset from competing in his singles matches in the ties against both Romania and South Africa as well as the mixed doubles against South Africa.